2021
Scenarios to improve CT head utilization in the emergency department delineated by critical results reporting
Tu LH, Venkatesh AK, Malhotra A, Taylor RA, Sheth KN, Forman HP, Yaesoubi R. Scenarios to improve CT head utilization in the emergency department delineated by critical results reporting. Emergency Radiology 2021, 29: 81-88. PMID: 34617133, DOI: 10.1007/s10140-021-01947-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdult ED encountersCommon chief complaintChief complaintEmergency departmentED encountersPatient selectionHead examsLoss of consciousnessAcademic medical centerChest painBlood sugarRetrospective studyHead injuryMental statusNew headacheMedical CenterPsychiatric evaluationConclusionOur studyBetter outcomesAdvanced imagingAlcohol intoxicationTotal encountersComplaintsHeadacheSignificant differences
2013
Time-motion analysis of emergency radiologists and emergency physicians at an urban academic medical center
Perry WM, Lee CI, Steers WN, Post LA, Forman HP. Time-motion analysis of emergency radiologists and emergency physicians at an urban academic medical center. Emergency Radiology 2013, 20: 409-416. PMID: 23636334, DOI: 10.1007/s10140-013-1129-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency physiciansPhysical findingsEmergency radiologistsPatient historyMedical CenterUrban academic Level IUrban academic medical centerAcademic Level IPatients' physical findingsAcademic medical centerAcute patientsPatient evaluationProportion of timeDiagnostic evaluationPhysician counterpartsLevel IMultivariate analysisPhysiciansCombined proportionRadiologistsTime-motion analysisLarge proportionProportionFindingsSpecialties
2006
Diagnostic CT scans: institutional informed consent guidelines and practices at academic medical centers.
Lee CI, Flaster HV, Haims AH, Monico EP, Forman HP. Diagnostic CT scans: institutional informed consent guidelines and practices at academic medical centers. American Journal Of Roentgenology 2006, 187: 282-7. PMID: 16861528, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.05.0813.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcademic medical centerU.S. academic medical centersMedical CenterInformed consentCT scanPercent of sitesRadiology technologistsDiagnostic CT scansPossible radiation riskPossible allergic reactionsRadiation riskInstitutional review boardStudy response rateMost academic medical centersAllergic reactionsPhysician counterpartsPatientsResponse rateReview boardCTCurrent informed consent practicesInformed consent practicesRiskScansConsent
2004
Diagnostic CT Scans: Assessment of Patient, Physician, and Radiologist Awareness of Radiation Dose and Possible Risks1
Lee CI, Haims AH, Monico EP, Brink JA, Forman HP. Diagnostic CT Scans: Assessment of Patient, Physician, and Radiologist Awareness of Radiation Dose and Possible Risks1. Radiology 2004, 231: 393-8. PMID: 15031431, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2312030767.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsED physiciansCT scanCancer riskRadiation doseChest radiographsMost ED physiciansPercent of patientsAbdominopelvic CT scansAssessment of patientsEmergency department physiciansU.S. academic medical centersAcademic medical centerFlank painAdult patientsRadiologist awarenessDepartment physiciansMedical CenterPatientsCT dosesPhysiciansLifetime cancer riskDoseScansRadiologistsRisk